LINCOLN ??October is Manufacturing Month in Nebraska.? This week, Governor Pete?Ricketts?and Lieutenant Governor Mike Foley visited manufacturers across the state to thank them for investing in the Good Life.?

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On Wednesday, the Governor toured?Wholestone?Farms in Fremont and?Curbtender?in Gothenburg.??Wholestone?Farms has made major improvements at its Fremont pork processing facility since purchasing it in 2018.? Currently, the plant processes three million hogs per year.? The company is constructing a state-of-the-art rendering facility and cut floor as part of its plans to double processing capacity to six million hogs each year. ?When complete, the expansion will add up to 1,000 jobs at the plant.? The Governor was joined on his tour of?Wholestone?Farms by Nebraska Chamber of Commerce President Bryan Slone and Mike Boyle, President of Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp. in Lincoln.? Boyle is a member of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce?s board of directors and represents the Chamber on the?NE Manufacturing Alliance, a coalition of five statewide manufacturing groups.